[Ontbirds] Snow Geese and more - Lancaster, Long Sault and Shanley Rd

[Eve Ticknor]

This morning there were quite a few Snow Geese in a field along #34  
north of Lancaster, on the east side.  There was a Red-tailed Hawk in  
a a tree surrounded by the geese on the ground and in the air, while  
another was hunting a bit further away.  I was headed from the 417 at  
Exit 35 towards Cooper Marsh.
There were 6 Turkey Vultures soaring over Rte 2 near the Marsh, being  
chased and bumped by 3 American Crows.
Long Sault had maybe 2000 Snow Geese by the causeway. As I drove  
along the Parkway, several more flocks of hundreds each, flew  
overhead, headed towards the causeway.  Many flocks of Canada Geese  
were also flying in or in fields. Along with a great many American  
Robins by the roadsides, were quite a few Brown-headed Cowbirds.   
Long Sault Parkway can be reached from the 401 at Exit 778, or  
driving west from Cornwall / east from Morrisburg.
I continued along #2 until Cardinal when I turned north on the Shanly  
Rd ( Heckston Rd from the north ).  Many fields on both sides had  
hundreds of Canada Geese and Snow Geese, mostly in the corn fields.
One more thing os interest.  Great Blue Herons are now standing on  
their nests on the 3 islands in the St Lawrence, east of Cornwall.   
One is across from Gray's Creek, one between Glen Walter and  
Summerstown and the 3rd at the eastern end of Summerstown.
Cheers, Eve